Setting up your wireless network requires some basic equipment, mainly a router and a modem. A modem is attached to the router via category-five cables, and the router can transmit its signal to ...

When you open that router box for the first time, all the different cables and ports can feel intimidating. Even the instruction manual might read like a foreign language. Fortunately, you’re not the ...

Your router's gateway address serves as an access point to a different part of the network, such as another router or the Internet. Many routers use a gateway system called DHCP that automatically ...

Routers and network switches aren't the same hardware—depending on your setup, you may need both.

Your router's prioritize device tool could help you avoid low-bandwidth devices from slowing down things you need to be fast.